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Capitol riots: Police arrest man carrying Pelosi's lectern

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U.S. voters had mixed view of Ross Perot, review shows

U.S. News // 4 years ago

U.S. voters had mixed view of Ross Perot, review shows

The U.S. electorate held a mixed view of Texas billionaire and former presidential contender Ross Perot, who died Tuesday after a years-long fight with cancer, pollster Gallup said in an analysis Wednesday.

Billionaire, two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot dies at 89

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Billionaire, two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot dies at 89

Two-time independent presidential candidate and billionaire Texas businessman H. Ross Perot died Tuesday after months of battling cancer, his family said. He was 89.

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

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On This Day: Reform Party nominates Perot for president

Top News // 6 years ago

On This Day: Reform Party nominates Perot for president

On Aug. 17, 1996, the Reform Party nominated Texas businessman Ross Perot for president.

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Opinion // 7 years ago

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3 common arguments for preserving the Electoral College -- and why they're wrong

Opinion // 7 years ago

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Henry Ross Perot (pronounced /pəˈroʊ/; born June 27, 1930) is an American businessman best known for running for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. Perot founded Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988. Perot Systems was bought by Dell for $3.9 billion in 2009.

With an estimated net worth of about US$3.4 billion in 2011, he is ranked by Forbes as the 99th-richest person in America.

Perot was born in Texarkana, Texas, to Luly Maye Perot (née Ray) and Gabriel Ross Perot. His father was a cotton broker. He attended a private school called Patty Hill. He graduated from Texas High School in Texarkana in 1947. One of Perot's boyhood friends was Hayes McClerkin, later Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives and a prominent Texarkana, Arkansas, lawyer.

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